The Best Way To Show 24 Solar Terms

Cinyee Chiu， an artist from Taiwan， is always happy to try something new. Her amazing works won lots of prizes. Among them， “24 Solar Terms （节气）” is the most popular.

Ancient Chinese divided a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the weather. It’s the 24 solar terms. But not everyone knows them well. Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terms in pictures to help people understand them better.

Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal. But these animals are not just animals. You can also find seasonal fruits， vegetables or beautiful flowers on them.

When spring comes， water gets warm and fish start to swim around. So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring. Also， she drew spring vegetables， Chinese chives （韭菜） on the back of the fish.

White Dew （露珠） falls on about Sept. 8. It shows the beginning of the cool autumn. There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at this time of year. As the temperature falls， white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night. For White Dew， Cinyee chose a raccoon—a small animal with thick hair. She drew white spots on the raccoon to show dew. And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn.

The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look.

跟踪练习：

1. How many examples did the writer give to show Cinyee’s “24 Solar Terms”？

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

2. What did Cinyee turn each solar term into in her pictures？

A. A flower. B. An animal. C. A kind of fruit.

3. What can we know from Paragraph 5？

A. Start of Spring falls on about Sept 8.

B. White Dew shows the end of the autumn.

C. Cinyee used white spots to show dew.

4. What does the writer mainly want to talk about in the passage？

A. Who divided a year into 24 parts.

B. How Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms.

C. What Start of Spring and White Dew mean.

答案解析：

1. 细节理解题。（剩余1045字）